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_JUSTICE KENNEDY: I think there's _ there's substantial _ that there's substance to the point that sociological information is new. We have five years of information to weigh against 2,000 years of history or more. On the other hand, there is an immediate legal injury or legal _ what could be a legal injury, and that's the voice of these children. There are some 40,000 children in California, according to the red brief, that live with same-sex parents, and they want their parents to have full recognition and full status. The voice of those children is important in this case, don't you think?

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_JUSTICE SCALIA: Mr. Cooper, let me _ let me give you one _ one concrete thing. I don't know why you don't mention some concrete things. If you redefine marriage to include same-sex couples, you must _ you must permit adoption by same-sex couples, and there's _ there's considerable disagreement among -- among sociologists as to what the consequences of raising a child in a -- in a single-sex family, whether that is harmful to the child or not. Some States do not _ do not permit adoption by same-sex couples for that reason.

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One of my best friends through late elementary school / high school was raised by two men. I'm still good friends with him today. I remember being weirded out by the amount of I Love Lucy video tapes his Dad owned, but other than that, everything was normal at his place.

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_MR. OLSON (representing two same-sex couples): This is a measure that walls off the institution of marriage, which is not society's right. It's an individual right that this Court again and again and again has said the right to get married, the right to have the relationship of marriage is a personal right. It's a part of the right of privacy, association, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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While we're on the topic, I just want to point out that I love Justice Ginsburg ("The Bader"). Among my reasons is that she can break off 20 pushups no prob.

Ginsburg and Johnson are an unlikely pair, the world-class lawyer and her physical powerhouse of a trainer. He stands an inch shy of 6 feet, weighs 206 pounds and can pump out 84 push-ups in two minutes. She’s just over 5 feet and just over 100 pounds — and she has passed her own milestone on the green mat.

“When I started, I looked like a survivor of Auschwitz,” Ginsburg said in an interview. “Now I’m up to 20 push-ups.”

And those are old-fashioned, knees-off-the-ground push-ups, her trainer proudly points out.

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Human Rights Campaign asked people to "wear red", both online and offline, to support marriage equality in a public manner during the Supreme Court hearings. I liked the idea, but I really jumped on board last night once I saw what it meant to my gay friends to see their friends and family showing that kind of support.

Honestly, stuff like this ****es me off:

Brandon McCarthy ‏@BMcCarthy32 1h
"Thanks for changing your avatar to support gay marriage"-"we'll it's the least I can do to help" *nods in agreement*

I get why someone would think it's trite, but it doesn't change the fact that these kind of opinions miss the point by a mile.

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person on my Facebook that always has to poo-poo everything: I'm in favor of equal rights but this social media blitz is getting out of hand.
Me: you think there's too much support for equal rights?
Her: at some point people are just falling for a marketing campaign.
Me: if this is marketing a product, they aren't doing a very good job of selling the product.

Based on interviews over the past several weeks with current and former players, I'm told that a current gay NFL player is strongly considering coming out publicly within the next few months -- and after doing so, the player would attempt to continue his career.

I'm told this player feels the time is now for someone to take this step -- despite homophobic remarks from San Francisco 49ers defensive back Chris Culliver and the controversy arising recently at the Indianapolis Scouting combine, when prospects were asked questions about their sexuality.

This player's true concern, I'm told, is not the reaction inside an NFL locker room but outside of it. The player fears he will suffer serious harm from homophobic fans, and that is the only thing preventing him from coming out. My sources will not say who this alleged player is.